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Trees Infected By Deadly Beetle Removed

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published September 17, 2013 at 12:26 PM EDT

Thousands of trees are being removed from Clermont County to stop the spread of the Asian Longhorn Beetle. Federal and state agriculture officials say 72-hundred infested trees near East Fork State Park will be removed. They're hoping the project keeps the beetle from killing trees in the park.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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